Condimeot-receptacle



E. E. HARRIS.

CONDIMENT RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.3.1919.

1,316,480. PatentedSept.1'6,'1919.

auwnl EDWARD E. HARRIS, 0F SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA.

GONDIMENT-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 16, 1919.

Application filed January 8, 1919. Serial No. 269,434.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD E. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sand S rings, in the county of Tulsa and State 0 Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Condiment-Receptacle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention appertains a condiment receptacle, and is more particularly an improvement over the device disclosed in my former Patent Number 1,273,779, issued July An object of this invention is to provide a condiment receptacle or container having separate compartments for the reception of different condiments, preferably salt and pepper; and to provide an improved cap or cover member for controlling the flow of the condiments from each compartment of the receptacle; this cap or cover member being so constructed that a minimum of material is utilized, and it is, also, constructed to obviate the possibility of the diiferent condiments becoming mixed within the container.

It has been observed in the practical employment of devices of this character that minute particles of the condiments find their way between the outer and inner members of the cap or cover member and, therefore, interfere with the successful operation of the device.

Another object of this invention is to provide in the cap or cover means for allowing the particles of condiments to escape from the cap member, thereby removing this obstacle.

A further object of this invention is to provide means for reinforcing the inner and outer members of the cap or cover member against rotary movement with respect to each other, and in. this manner insuring permanent alinement of the outlet apertures formed in these inner and outer members.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a condiment receptacle or container of generally improved construction, whereby the device will be simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, as well as convenient, practical, serviceable and eflicient in its use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device,

parts being broken away;

.2 is a longitudinal sectional viewv of the invention;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the cap or cover member;

Fig. 5 is a fragmental longitudinal section taken on the line 5*5 of Fig. 2, parts being broken away; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the inner member of the cap.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a cylindrical receptacle or container 1, formed ofglass or other suitable material, and provided with a diametrically disposed partition 2 extending from the bottom of the container and rejecting beyond the mouth or top thereof A thread 1s formed on the outer surface of the container at its top for the reception of a threaded securing ring 3 havingan inturned annular flange 4:

formed at its upper terminal.

A cylindrical cap or cover is provided and comprises outer and inner members. The

outer member 5 has diametrically opposed apertures 6 formed therein, these apertures aline or register with similar apertures 7 formed in the inner member 8. A diametrically disposed depression 9 is formed in the outer member and is interrupted by a central circular depression 10, these depressions act as a reinforcement for the outer member. Extending from the depression 10 is an upstruck member or socket 11, which is formed for the reception of a complementing boss or 15 which extend from the upper face of this disk. The inner member 8 is provided with parallel, downwardly struck or pressed ribs 16, which form between them a channel for the reception of the upper end of the partition 2, and the lower or bottom portions 17 of these ribs are curved downwardly from the center of these ribs. Curved or rounded walls or surfaces 18 extend outwardly from the lower curved wall 17 of the ribs 16 and extend upwardly to the apertures 7 thereby forming curved upper surfaces for the inner member 8 that slope downwardly from the apertures 7 and blend into the curved lower wall 17 of the ribs 16. Thus it is obvious that the inner member 8 only contacts with the disk 13 by that portion of the material of the inner member that immediately surrounds the apertures 7 and a diametrically disposed strip 19. This strip 19 forms the upper wall for the channel that receives the upper ends of the partition 2. The apron or flange 20 of the outer member 5 has diametrically opposed slots 2 1 extending upwardly from its lower terminal. These slots aline with the slots 22 forming the terminals of the channel of the inner member 8, and together they straddle the partition 2. Outlet orifices 23 are formed in the apron 20 of the outer member of the cap and communicate with recesses 2 f fornmd by and between the upper faces of the inner member 8 and the lower face of the disk 13. The inner and-outer members of the cap are secured together by forming outwardly struck beads 25 in the aprons of these members which beads interfit and the outer bead is engaged by the flange 4 of the ring 3 to rigidly secure the cap or cover to the container.

In use, the condiments within the separate compartments of the receptacle may be readily shaken out by simply moving the selected group of perforations 14 to alinement with the apertures formed in the inner and l outer members of the cap. If, during the shaking operation, any particles of the condiments should find their way between. the inner and outer member of the cap, these particles will collect in the recesses 24: and can be readily shaken out through the outlet orifices23. By arranging the slots 21 of the apron of the outer member 5 of the cap so that it straddles the upper portion of the partition 2, this outer member 5 is reinforced against rotary movement with respect to the inner member 8, thereby insuring permanent'alinement of the apertures, 6 and 7.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed is Y 1. A device of the class described coin- 1 prising a container having separate compartments, a partition diametrically disposed within the container and extending beyond the upper terminal thereof, a cap comprising inner and outer members, means for securing the cap upon the container, parallelribs pressed from the inner member and adapted to engage the opposed sides of the upper terminal of the partition, said ribs defining a channel therebetween which is adapted to receive the upper terminal of the partition, an apron formed on the outer member ofthe cap, diametrically opposed slots formed in the apron, said slots adapted to register with the opposed terminals of the said channel and t0 straddle the upper terminal of the partition to lock the outer member of the cap against rotary movement with respect to the inner member, and a disk pivotally secured between the inner and outer members of the cap.

2. A. device of the class described includmg a container having separate compartments, a partition disposed diametrically w1th1n the container and extending beyond the upper terminal of the container, a cylindrical cap including inner and outer members having alining apertures formed therein, a disk pivotally secured between the innor and outer members of the cap, said disk having separate groups of perforations adapted to cooperate with the apertures of the inner and outer members, means for securing the cap upon the container, parallel ribs extending inwardly from the inner member of the cap and adapted .to engage the opposed sides of the upper terminal of the partition, said ribs having their lower portions curved downwardly from their centers, curved walls. extending upwardly from the lower portions of the ribs and leading t-o the apertures formed in the inner member of the cap, the upper faces of these walls and ribs together with the lower face of the disk define opposed recesses in the lower member of the cap,'and an apron depending from the outer member of the cap, said apron having orifices formed therein which communicate with the recesses to allow any particles of condiments that find their way into the said recesses to escape therefrom.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of witnesses.

f EDWARD E. HARRIS.

Witnesses:

' H. C. VEsrER,

R. C. GREEK, B. J. BAKER. 

